Astronomy News http://www.astronomy-page.com This Feed is forged out of Nasa's RSS feed and Esa's Space Science Feed. You've got news from the best sources. en-us NASA to Announce Education Initiative at San Jose Future Forum http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_M08091_San_Jose_FF_Advisory.html NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will announce a significant new education initiative at a NASA Future Forum on May 14 at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, Calif. New Water Reclamation System Headed for Duty on Space Station http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_08119_ISS_Water_System.html International Space Station crews soon will have a new water reclamation system that will recycle wastewater, allowing up to six crew members to live aboard the orbiting laboratory. NASA Announces News Conference on Status of Next Shuttle Launch http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_M08094_Post_FRR_Advisory.html NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 19, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. News Release: The Antennae Galaxies move closer http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0812.html New research on the Antennae Galaxies using the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows that this benchmark pair of interacting galaxies is in fact much closer th... NASA Successfully Completes First Series of Ares Engine Tests http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_08116_power_pack_tests.html The J-2X engine will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets. NASA Awards Contract for Ares I Mobile Launcher http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_C08025_Ares_MLP_contract.html NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded a contract to Hensel Phelps of Orlando, Fla., for the construction of the Ares I mobile launcher for the Constellation Program. Joint ESA/NASA team wins international award http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMRWNZXUFF_index_0.html The Ulysses mission operations team has won an international award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the success and scientific productivity of the joint ESA/NASA observatory mission, now orbiting the poles of the Sun. NASA Network Connects Students for Web Retrospective Series http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_08118_DLN_Educ-50th_anniv_series.html As part of NASA's 50th anniversary celebration, the Digital Learning Network will host a series of live webcasts with students across the country May 13-21. NASA and JAXA to Conduct Joint Research on Sonic Boom Modeling http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_08117_NASA-JAXA_Sonic_Boom_Agreement.html NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) intend to conduct joint research on sonic boom modeling. NASA to Update Media About Constellation Program Progress http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_M08093_May_Constellation_Update.html NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, May 15, at 2 p.m. EDT, to provide an overview of progress made in the last few months and work ahead for NASA's Constellation Program.